The BBC are giving away FREE Blue Peter badges to children aged between 6 and 15! The badge allows you to gain free entry to over 200 attractions across the UK including Museums and Zoos.

Browse the badges available on the Blue Peter website and follow the instructions of how to apply… it may be that your child needs to send in a poem, a letter or rhyme etc.
Great idea to keep the young ones occupied!

(It’s also worth checking out the 200 attractions on the website as there’s places we haven’t heard of that look fab! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️)

Just a reminder the deadline for interest is now Friday at 4pm. We will not be sending out order forms to select sizes and colours until we know how many children would like a hoodie (the more that order, the cheaper they are). Once numbers and final prices have been confirmed, you’ll turn be able to select sizes and colours from an order form 🙂

On Monday 8th June, at 10am, we will be holding an online quiz for Year 6’s with prizes to be won via google hangout. This will be a fantastic way to catch up with your friends virtually and have the chance to be the Year 6 quiz champion. The questions will be a mix of topics to suit all! It would be great to see as many of you as possible join in. If you would like to join in, please pop me an email ablackham@ploverschool.co.uk and I will send you an invite and instructions!

The amazing Leicester Patron of Reading, Steve Skidmore, has launched his very own story writing competition especially for Off School!

Take your mind into an Imaginary world using the hints and tips Steve has put together in the series of four videos below containing great advice and ideas and watch Steve’s competition launch video with all the competition details you’ll need. There are great prizes to be won for each Key Stage (KS): KS1, Lower KS2, Upper KS2 and KS3!

Prizes include a signed book AND the opportunity to have your story read on video by Steve himself!

Ready to take the challenge? Head to the Competition Zone on offschool.org.uk to enter! Your child’s entry can be submitted via the ‘Submit your Entry’ button at the bottom of the ‘Current Competition’ page. Either upload an electronic file of your story OR a photographed image of a handwritten story (ensuring that we can read this clearly).

Lots of smiley faces with my new little crew today. We have spent time learning in literacy, maths and expedition. We’ve had lots of fun outside and we’ve even had time to try out some origami! Let’s see what tomorrow brings!